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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 466

Nepal, Kathmandu, Jyoti Prakash Malla (1746-1750), Mohar, NS 866, Obv. trident and legend in four lines, Śrī 2 Jyoti Pra/kāśa/ Malla, Buddhist auspicious emblems (astamangala) in the eight petals around, Rev. sword with garland and legend in five lines, Śrī 2/ Mahī/pate/ndra Malla 866, in central circle, one syllable each of the legend Nepāleśvara Rājendra in the eight attached petals, date is written with two identical figures for “6”, 5.06g, 12h (RGV 339), small piece of flan is missing, otherwise fine; Mohar, NS 866, much as before, date with two different figures for "6", 5.26g, 12h (RGV 338 this coin), two striking splits, and struck from lightly worn dies, otherwise very fine; Mohar, NS 866, much as before, Rev. with petals joined and attached to octogen, 5.41g, 12h (RGV 343), bent flan, about very fine; Mohar, NS 866, much as before, Obv. fishes in different direction, 5.41g, 1h (RGV 344), heavily debased, double struck and with striking splits, fine; Mohar, NS 866, much as before Obv. trident within octagon, Rev. sword with garland within central scalloped octagon and separate petals, 5.30g, 12h (RGV 345 this coin), very fine and scarce (5)

Provenance

The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins and Medals: Part Two

ii) British Museum, India Office, likely by exchange, March 1965, with annotated ticket in hand of Rhodes 'illustrated NC 1987 Pl. xxii.25'

The date of this coin given on rev. is written with two different figures for “6” and therefore Mac Dowall (“The Coinage of Jaya-Prakash Malla of Kathmandu”, Numismatic Chronicle, 1957, p. 227) has suggested to read the date as NS 859.

iii or iv) Purchased in Kathmandu, April 1987

v) B. N. Shrestha, December 1984, by private treaty - $250




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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£210